Kicking-sleigh.



PATENTED JAN. l5, 1907.

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Specication. of Letters Patent.

Patented lian. l 5, 190'?,

Application filed November 9, 1986, Serial No` 286.60"

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, OSCAR ANDREW Rire MAN, a citizen of the' United States, residing at Superior, in the county of Douglas and State oi' Wisconsin, hay e invented a new and useful Improvement in Kioking-Sleighs, oi which the following is a soecirication.

This invention relates renerally to sie ls, and more particularly to that class thereof known as kioking-sleds," in which the sled with one rider thereon is pushed forward by the second rider, one foot 'resting upon one of the runners, while the other footis employed for kicking or pushine the sled. forward, and the sled is also steeredP by the foot.

The object of my invention is to royide a sled of this kind which shall be siinp e in construction and exceedingly strong and durable, the curved portion of the runners being specially constructed with strength and durability in view.

The invention consists in the novel tures oi construction hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this s eciiication, Figure l is a perspective view ol? a sled constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the saine. Fig. 3 is a detail side view of one of the runners before the forward end is curved or bent.

In constructing a sled in accordance with my invention I employ the two runners A, connected at their 'forward ends by means oi cross- )ieee B in a manner hereinafter more i'ully f esoribed. Standards C are rigidly secured to the runners A and areconnected intermediate their ends by means of a crossbar D and at their upper ends by lmeans of the handle E.

Beams F extend Jfrom the cross-bar D to the cross-piece B, and a block G is arranged upon said beanisF adjacent their rear ends, said block serving to support the seat lil in a horizontal position, the rear end oi said seat being inortised in the cross-bar D. iron braces l extend from the runners to the standard C, and similar braces l extend from the runners to the beams F, supporting the seat H.

As before stated, thefomvard ends of the runners are specially 'constructed with the object of securing a 'very strong and dure-ble runner, and this i accomplish by taking a straight piece of timber ancL splittingv the saine at the forward end, as shown at A', the opposite sides of said split being recessed, as shown at A2, and it will be noted that said recesses are not in alinenient 'with each other before the split end is bent or curved. When the said split or bent end is curved, the inner portion thereoic will project slightly' above the outer portieri, and the two recess es A2 will be brought into alineinent with other, and the ends oi the cross-piece i3 will iit into the said recess and securely hold the bent or curved end of the runner in suoli pou sition, thereby providing a rigid structure at the forward end. The runners it. are oi course equipped with the usual eo struction. of metal runners.

ln operation the one rider will sit upon the seat H and the other will grasp the handle F. with both hands and place'one toot upon one runner and kick or push with theother foot, propelling the sled forward, and the steering of the sled can be accomplished by pushing or dragging oi either foot upon the ground.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with t ie accompanying drawings, it will be seen that i provide a simple and durable sled of the kind described, the ward portion of which is eif'c'edngly strong and durable.

ll'aving thus fully ny invention,

., l what l olairn new, and desire to by Letters is-- l. A sled of the kind described comprising the runners curved upwardly and split at their forward ends having recesses formed on the opposite faces pi the split and connected by means ot the crossepie'ce fitting in said recesses, the uprighi standards and 'cross-bar connecting the sanie, the beanie extending ironi the cross-bar to the cross@` Lecc, connected to the cross-bar and the block arranged upon the beams and beneath thet'orward end ci the .seat as sot forth.

2. A sled of the kind described comprising the runners, standards, handle connecting the standards, cross-bar connecting the standards intermediate their ends, the crosspiecc connecting the runners, the lines oon- IOO Y neet'ing the cross-piece and cross-oar andthe ends of the cross-piece fitting into thealining seat su'p orted thereon, thef'orward ends ofthe l recesses as set forth. f

n Runners eing split, the opposing faces of the 1 OSCAR ANDREW RITZA'IAN.

splitgbeing recessed, sind recess being zu'- rtn'ged 1n such a manner that when the fori Witnesses Ward end of the runner 1s curved upwardly, W. U. IIUFF, the recesses are broght mt-o almernent, the FRITZ xTTERBERs 

